The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has granted costed extensions for three years to its two flagship Neglected Tropical Disease (NTD) programs: Act to End NTDs | East and Act to End NTDs | West. This continued support will enable partner countries to continue their efforts to deliver treatments for five of the most burdensome NTDs, monitor and evaluate elimination progress, and strengthen health systems to provide services for persons at-risk of or living with NTDs.
A health worker in Benin hands a treatment that will help prevent river blindness to a community member in Parakou district. Credit: USAID’s Act to End NTDs | West program
Since 2006, 10 USAID-supported countries have eliminated at least one NTD as a public health problem. These achievements were possible because of dedicated country leadership committed to ending these disabling diseases and focused support from donors and partners.
Incredibly, within 5 years, 15 additional USAID-supported countries are on track to eliminate at least one NTD. USAID’s Act to End NTDs | East and Act to End NTDs | West programs have and will play a key role in working alongside countries to achieve these successes.
Learn more about these programs:
Act to End NTDs | East
This cooperative agreement is led by RTI International. The consortium of partners includes: The Carter Center, The Fred Hollows Foundation, Light for the World, Results for Development, Sightsavers, Save the Children, and WI-HER. This centrally managed agreement supports 12 countries: Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Haiti, Indonesia, Laos, Mozambique, Nepal, Nigeria, Philippines, Tanzania, Uganda, and Vietnam.
Act to End NTDs | West
This cooperative agreement is led by FHI 360. The consortium of partners includes: Helen Keller International, Health Development International, Deloitte, World Vision, and the AIM Initiative. This cooperative agreement supports 11 countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Niger, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo.